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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: Mary Bartley Meehan lost her son and husband to Covid-19 in Kilbrew nursing home within six weeks of each other. She was recently shown a video of her husband before he died. The side of Ultan's face was discoloured with black, congealed blood. His nails were long and black as he had, unknown to himself, been picking his facial tumours and as a result, his face had become infected....

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach agus leis an Aire freisin mar gheall ar an am a thabhairt dom ag an bpointe seo. The Defence (Amendment) Bill before the Dáil today is uncontroversial and in a way is full of formality rather than substance. Thousands of members of the Defence Forces have served this country bravely at home and abroad in numerous conflicts and...

Sick Leave and Parental Leave (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: A significant theme is crystallising around how the Government is tackling the Covid-19 crisis. It is a tale of two countries. The Covid-19 restrictions are hitting low and middle income workers far more than any other element of society. Instead of reducing that impact, the Government is rubbing the noses of people in those incomes in it. There are pay rises for Deputies at the same time...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Assistance Payment (22 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 362. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the next review of housing assistance payments will take place for County Meath in view of the fact the current limits were introduced on 1 March 2017 and since then the cost of renting private rented accommodation has increased significantly leaving many persons on the HAP scheme struggling to pay the shortfall; and if...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Abortion Services Provision (17 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: The little boy's name was Christopher and 18 months ago his life was ended in that hospital. The Minister of State said it is not appropriate for the details of that case to be mentioned here in the Dáil but it is not appropriate that, 18 months after this happened, there has been no effort to seek justice for that family. No truth has been given to them and no one at all has been held...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Abortion Services Provision (17 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: Is a Minister available to deal with my issue?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Abortion Services Provision (17 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: I was hoping for the senior Minister for Health. Some 18 months ago, a family was told that their unborn child had a fatal foetal abnormality by a member of staff at the National Maternity Hospital. This was not the case and it was not a mistake. The false diagnosis was given to the child's mother without fulfilling the necessary guidelines or adhering to the law. The couple claims that...

Climate Action: Statements (17 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Tá súil agam go bhfuil sé go maith. Obviously, climate change is very real and we have seen ten of the warmest years on record happen since 1998. We have seen the CO2 of hundreds of millions of years of organic growth stored in the ground literally being put into the environment in the space of approximately 100 years, radically changing the...

Housing (Temporary Provisions regarding Short-term Lettings) Bill 2020: First Stage (16 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to temporarily suspend the provision of short-term lettings in certain cases, with the objective of increasing the number of dwellings available for rent; and to provide for related matters. We do not get too much speaking time here and I ask that maybe we could have the full attention of the Minister of State, Deputy...

Housing (Temporary Provisions regarding Short-term Lettings) Bill 2020: First Stage (16 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: Almost one in four taxi drivers currently are over the age of 66 and they are being denied income support from the State. They are told it is because they are over the qualifying age. That is incredibly wrong. Anybody whose income has been reduced by such a level should have a situation where the State should be able to help them. There should not be discrimination between different...

Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: It is incredible. There is a door outside.

Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: I have great respect for the Deputies who are making the noise at the moment but telephones are going off in this Chamber regularly. Conversations such as this cause difficulty when people are trying to focus on representing the taxi sector. I was surprised by how reasonable the demands of the taxi sector were. The taxi drivers know the State is in chaos at the moment. They know that...

Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta O'Rourke mar gheall ar an rún atá os comhair na Dála agus mar gheall ar an ábhar uafásach tábhachtach seo a chur faoi bhráid na Dála. The taxi driver sector has suffered chronic neglect and abandonment over the past number of years. It has been forgotten about, mistreated and failed by elected representatives....

Equitable Beef Pricing Bill 2020: First Stage (15 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Equitable Beef Pricing Bill 2020: First Stage (15 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to ensure the provision of an equitable price for beef to farmers operating in that sector in order to ensure that it is a sustainable means for them to earn a livelihood; and to provide for related matters. Many farmers in the country are finding it increasingly difficult to survive. Teagasc reckons that a third of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: I want to come in on the same point. People in Navan who have been identified as possibly having Covid have also been told they cannot get the test in Navan and have to travel, which does not make sense from any perspective. The idea of people with Covid circulating on the public transportation system or in any manner does not make sense. We are asking people to stay put as much as...

Ministers and Ministers of State (Successors) Bill: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: We believe there is no constitutional problem with the Bill. We have sought legal advice from constitutional lawyers on it and we use language in the Bill that is fully sympathetic to the language of the Constitution. The words were chosen to meet the needs of the Constitution. The Bill seeks that a new Dáil select and appoint Ministers. This is a key point. The Constitution demands...

Ministers and Ministers of State (Successors) Bill: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Sep 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am very glad that the Ministers and Ministers of State (Successors) Bill has reached Second Stage. A lot has happened since I first put the Bill forward. It seems like an age has passed in the history of the country since the Bill was tabled way back in the middle of the lockdown. We had a very strange situation following the...